FatCow.com has been in the web hosting business since 1998. It is known for simple pricing systems, user-friendly interfaces and high customer satisfaction. You get unlimited disk space, bandwidth and POP mailboxes, Google and social network credits, 24/7 customer support and 30-day money-back guarantee. FatCow gets an average customer rating of 4.5, with 5 stars on ease of use.

Imagine having your own web site set up today? You can with 1 and 1 and their excellent support team. 1&1 has been one of the highest rated web hosting companies year after year for good reason. They invest in their web site, hardware, support, and still offer a great deal to the customer. 1&1 Internet offers a professional website builder on Windows or Linux, 24/7 customer support and a 90-day money back guarantee. 1&1 Internet is one of the leading web hosting companies in terms of number of customers, but clients are reporting several issues with the service. It has an average rating of 2 stars from 380 reviewers, with 3 stars for price.

Like Bluehost, HostMonster has been around since 1996. It offers one package plan that includes unlimited disk space, bandwidth, domains, email and FTP accounts, SSH, SSL, Google credits and “award-winning” 24/7 customer support. HostMonster gets 4.5 stars for features and ease of use, 4 stars for customer service and safetyand 3.5 stars for credibility. HostMonster is great for small business, nonprofit and personal use.

InMotion is an award-winning web hosting company for businesses. Along with a 3 Star CNET Certification and an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau, it has also won accolades from other quarters. InMotion offers free automated backups, unlimited disk space and bandwidth, free Google and Yahoo! credits, 24/7 customer service based in the U.S. and a 90-day money-back guarantee. Average user rating is 4.5 stars.

HostPapa’s feature-rich green web hosting plan offers tons of valuable tools, add-ons and resources to help you transfer your existing website or create a brand new one. HostPapa has taken the initiative to “go green” by purchasing 100% green renewable energy to power our data centers, offices and more. More than 200,000 web sites host on the HostPapa servers. Some other key features offered by HostPapa include: drag and drop web site builder, secure and reliable mail, unlimited everything (Storage, bandwidth), and user-friendly account and web site access. Host Papa is a very safe choice when deciding on a web hosting company. It’s a unique brand with its own identity.

The iPage mantra is “flexibility.” This means personalized service from a company with 10 years of experience in the business. It offers unlimited disk space, bandwidth, domains and MySQL databases, a free online store and anytime money-back guarantee.The company is also known for the best site security. Customers give iPage an average rating of 5 stars with 4.5 stars on help and support.

Host Gator was born in 2002 and currently hosts more than 2 million domains. The base plan costs $4.95 (cheapest) and includes unlimited disk space, bandwidth, subdomains, FTP and email accounts, 99.9 percent uptime, free Google credits, a 45-day money back guarantee and 24/7 customer support. Host Gator gets an average rating of 4.5 stars, with 5 stars for features.

JustHost.com ranks up there with the cream of the crop of web hosting companies. For $4.45 a month, you get guaranteed 99.99 percent uptime, unlimited disk space, bandwidth, domains and FTP accounts. You also have access to 24/7 technical support. And if you’re unsatisfied with their service, you can avail of their anytime money-back guarantee. Customers give JustHost.com 5 stars for features, customer service and reliability, and 4.5 stars for credibility.

Yahoo Web Hosting is now Aabaco. The other search engine giant appeals to new clients because of a recognizable name. Better known for Bing and it email accounts, it is also a decent web hosting service. Yahoo! offers unlimited disk space and email storage, domain name, 24/7 customer service and Google ($50) and Yahoo! credits ($100). Customers give Yahoo! web hosting only 2.5 stars however, with 3 stars for price and reliability.

This web hosting company has been around since the earliest days of the internet, in 1996. There’s only one package plan, so you don’t get confused about fees and pricing. It offers money-back guarantee, unlimited disk space, domain hosting, bandwidth and email accounts and search engine credits, among others. It also claims 99.9 percent uptime. Bluehost gets 5 stars for features and ease of use, 4.5 stars for credibility and customer service and 4 stars for safety.